2014-03-06HEARINGTRANSCRIPT-CELLCO DBA VERIZON USE 14-046

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DARROW: Hearings officer hired. GONZALES: Yeah, what’s our financial situation as far as that goes? ARAI: A third option is that they could actually appoint, or you could appoint one of the Commissioners to preside over the proceedings, so that’s an option. GONZALES: That’s option three. ARAI: Yeah. And regarding a funding, if you do decide to hire a hearings officer, we do have a budget for it, so we’ll find the money if you-- GONZALES: Ok. I need a motion for this. Mr. Brilhante. BRILHANTE: Again, the department’s position is that you know that the Commission is able to choose any of those three options that has been presented to them from a, Mr. Darrow, Jeff Darrow, but I think, again when I look at a historical perspective, these issues, when it comes to granting of cell tower leases, have historically been handled in front of the Commission and, you know, I haven’t been aware of any situation where an actual hearings officer has been assigned to handle these type of matters. So, for the record, the preference would be that we reset this matter for a contested case hearing in front of the full Commission and go from there. GONZALES: I tend to agree with you. I need a motion from one of my fellow Commissioners please. HENKEL: I’d like to move that the USE 14-00046 (sic) Verizon Wireless application and Mr. Inaba’s status as contested case, to have a contested case hearing, be heard by the Windward Planning Commission. Is that ok? GONZALES: Any second? ISHIBASHI: Second. GONZALES: Discussion Commissioners? All right, Mr. Darrow. DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The motion before us is that this contested case will be heard before the Windward Planning Commission. With that, we’ll take the roll. Commissioner Henkel? HENKEL: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Ishibashi? ISHIBASHI: Aye. 14 EXHIBIT B